Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1- Wednesday, April 2, 2014 1:30 PM Graphic Design Lab Room 220, Calkins Hall, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, 11549 USA, North America, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Cluster, Observable Universe

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.

• Someone walking in the hall
• Professor Ocko teaching in the room next door.

3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.

• My boss talking to another professor
• Someone opening the door
• Printer printing things

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).

• Soft music from my computer
• Typing
• Hum of my computer

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.

The room is quiet per usual, but a bit louder from the whirring of the printer.

6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.

mechanical

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.

• Printer
• Boss conversation
• Ocko teaching